No Nonsense Non-duality
I am pure being, the “clay” to which the universe owes its existence. Just as all objects made of clay are nothing but clay, the universe is nothing but me. And just as clay remains clay despite the appearance of clay objects, I remain pure being despite the appearance of the universe. OM.
I am one alone, free of all divisions, despite the appearance of the body, mind and world, the same way that water is one alone, free of all divisions, despite the appearance of ripples, waves and foam. Like an actionless movie screen onto which a film is projected, I am the actionless “background” of pure existence onto which the false universe is projected. OM.
Everything that exists is me, existence itself. And yet, I myself am not a thing. Just as all clay pots are nothing but clay, the whole universe is nothing but me. But just as clay is never truly a clay pot, I am never truly the universe or any part of it. Therefore, I am free from samsara.
To whom does suffering belong? The physical and mental bodies alone. When do the physical and mental bodies appear? In the waking and dreaming states alone. Because I am the ever-present, unchanging conscious witness of the waking and dream states, I cannot be the physical or mental bodies that appear within them. Therefore, I am free of all suffering. OM.
The universe depends on me but I do not depend on it. For how can anything exist without me, existence itself? Therefore, I do not have to rely on the body, mind or world for security. Because they are ever-changing and unreal objects, they have nothing to offer me, the immortal, changeless self. So I watch the objects come and go, all the while remaining satisfied in myself. OM.
End Of Knowledge 